● 12.25.08
●● Links Xmas 2008: Linux 2.6.28 Released
Posted in News Roundup at 10:00 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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●●● GNU/Linux
The 7th Annual So Cal Linux Expo ApproachesWill commercialisation destroy Linux?Windows vs Linux mk 2A short while ago, I installed Windows XP on one of my computers. *horror*. It’s not so bad. It does some things quite well. Even after bloating it up with about 50 open source apps, it still seems to chug away quite merrily. I gor rid of the antivirus software, as it slowed the system down. What is this ‘virus’ thing that everyone keeps talking about anyway? Today, a win to Linux and a win to Windows XP.Replacing your Windows/Mac apps on LinuxEye CandyHow to run Emerald at StartupBREAKING: compiz++ branch hits gitGadgetsGoogle Gadgets for Linux 0.10.4The 0.10.4 release of Google Gadgets for Linux is out, with optimized performance and memory consumption, as well as many bug fixes. To install or upgrade your copy of Google Gadgets for Linux, just download and install the binaries for your platform.AIR on Linux test runKernelHappy v2.6.28Gifts for All in Linux 2.6.28Linux Foundation Looks to 2009DistributionsThree Great Distributions for Christmas: sidux, AntiX M8.0 and SimplyMEPIS 8.0My New Laptop and LinuxThe G:Micro 3.0.beta01 is ReleasedThe g.Micro is available as an ISO image of the CD, you just need to download and burn it with your favorite cd-writing software and then boot from cd-rom. For USB is distributed as a ZIP archive. Simply unzip it to your USB device and run bootinst.bat (for Windows users) or bootinst.sh (for Linux users) to make it bootable.Indian-made OS to be releasedE-Swecha is based on the Debian OS which is a variant of Linux, the most popular open source OS. Unlike proprietary software like Microsoft Windows, open source software allows the original source code to be modified and distributed.UbuntuWatch Out – Great Looking Ubuntu Intrepid AppsUbuntu and Back Again, a Scenic JourneyDevicesSharing a 3G Connection With Wi-Fi DevicesIntelligent camera uses Linux-based OSLeanXcam is an intelligent color camera that combines a CMOS sensor, 500-MHz Blackfin ADSP-BF537 digital signal processor, tailored Linux-based operating system, and OSCAR image-processing framework. Memory includes 54-Mbyte internal SDRAM and 2 x 4 Mbyte flash; microSD cards up to 2 Gbytes are optional.Phones2008 Year in Review: Google emerges as a mobile superpower2008 Year in Review: The launch of Android and the open-source operating system warsYear in Review: Smartphones ruled in 2008Sub-notebooks2008 year in review: Netbooks
●●● F/OSS
The 10 Coolest Open Source Products Of 2008Open source becomes paid software in 2009MySQL: Now and Then… and Dual License Community ImpactMoving Towards A Self-Hosted CloudWe Underestimate The Benefits And Overestimate The Dangers Of OpennessGNUThe GPL is not a burden.Linux in 2009: Recession vs. GNU
●●● Leftovers
When bandwidth is freeEliminate the FCC?Vietnam Continues Online Censorship; Outlaws ‘Subversive’ Blogs; Puts Liability On ISPsAustralian Filtering Boss: Turning Off Blog And Comments
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